# Masking and whatnot **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [April 22, 2002, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-and-whatnot/1918 "2002-04-22T21:20:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2002, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-and-whatnot/1918/1 "2002-04-22T21:20:05Z")
I was wondering if it is possible to make a movie to where when it first loads you dont see anything, then this little dot will fly around the screen, and whereever it goes it will show a picture. It is kind of like what Kirupa did here [www.kirupa.com/developer/…xtmask.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/textmask.asp) with the text mask, but I want it to be a movie and not have to move the mask, and I want it to stay instead of disapearing after you leave the area. Any ideas? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-and-whatnot/1918/2 "2002-04-24T20:55:40Z")
I don’t understand what you mean by > but I want it to be a movie and not have to move the mask > But if you’re using F5, there’s a real fake drag mask tutorial, and if you’re using MX, you want to check the setMask function. pom 0] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-and-whatnot/1918/3 "2002-04-24T22:46:54Z")
um, like a button mouseover? or am i completely wrong?